I never thought much of Ponder. He didn't even do much at Florida State. I can't blame teams for swinging and missing though on pocket (white) quarterbacks. You basically have to have 1 in todays NFL to be a solid team year in and year out.
I would even consider if I didn't have a franchise quarterback to take 1 every year or every other year because once you get it right, under the current rules, sky's the limit. Great quarterbacks can make up for shit offensive lines and lousy defenses. For years the colts had peyton and knew they would be in it every year and now with Luck, know they will be in it every year. Besides Luck, all they have is Wayne and Mathis....Freeney is overated.